Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
FLUNKEY
flunky, flunkey, stooge, yes-man
(noun) a person of unquestioning obedience
lackey, flunky, flunkey
(noun) a male servant (especially a footman)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
flunkey (plural flunkeys or flunkies)
(derogatory) An underling; a liveried servant or a footman; servant, retainer – a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
One who is obsequious or cringing; a snob.
(US, finance, slang) One easily deceived in buying stocks; an inexperienced and unwary jobber.
Source: Wiktionary
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TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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